Final Markell Poll Results
Outgoing Governor Jack Markell garners mostly positive ratings from DL readers as he heads for the doors. 66% of our readership in this voluntary, non-random, non-scientific Internet poll rated him and his Administration at a C or better. (27% said C, 23% said B, 16% said A). 33% gave the Governor either a D or F.
My evaluation of the Governor was that he succeeded on social issues, helping Delaware move left and towards equality on a host of progressive issues. But, despite some early nods towards more progressive taxation for this state rather than its lubricious flat tax for those making above $60,000 (which never panned out), he was a disappointment and a failure economically.
The results of this poll track pretty closely to most polling “of the general public” that I’ve seen…
Probably for very different reasons though. I doubt the good old boys in Sussex are thrilled with his social progress but might be ok with his economic “moderateness”.
Take out the word economically and then you have it right….He was a disappointment and a failure. Period.